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Table 4 Logistic regression – Dissatisfaction with professional life

From: Canadian family physician job satisfaction - is it changing in an evolving practice environment? An analysis of the 2013 National Physician Survey database

Variable

Adjusted Odds ratio

95% Confidence Interval

p-value

Gender (female)

Reference

  

 Gender (male)

1.00

0.93–1.07

0.963

Age (>  65 years old)

Reference

  

 Age (< 35 years old)

2.63

2.15–3.21

0.000

 Age (35–44 years old)

2.32

1.96–2.74

0.000

 Age (45–54 years old)

2.51

2.19–2.88

0.000

 Age (55–64 years old)

2.33

2.05–2.65

0.000

Province (BC)a

Reference

  

 Province (Atlantic)

1.12

0.98–1.28

0.110

 Province (QC)

0.76

0.68–0.85

0.000

 Province (ON)

1.06

0.96–1.17

0.262

 Province (MB/SK)

1.41

1.22–1.62

0.000

 Province (AB)

1.14

1.01–1.29

0.036

Number of years licensed (> 20)

Reference

  

 Years licensed (< 4)

0.78

0.67–0.90

0.001

 Years licensed (5–9)

0.94

0.82–1.07

0.312

 Years licensed (10–14)

1.03

0.91–1.18

0.609

 Years licensed (15–19)

1.23

1.08–1.39

0.001

Practice type: “focused” practice

Reference

  

 Practice type: family medicine only

1.61

1.50–1.72

0.000

Teaching involvement (none)

Reference

  

 Teaching involvement (teaches)

0.70

0.65–0.75

0.000

Practice population (rural/remote)

Reference

  

 Practice population (inner city)

0.97

0.86–1.09

0.577

 Practice population (urban)

0.77

0.70–0.84

0.000

 Practice population (small town)

0.62

0.55–0.70

0.000

Remuneration model (blended)

Reference

  

 Remuneration model (fee for service)

0.93

0.86–1.01

0.073

 Remuneration model (other)

1.25

1.14–1.37

0.000

Provides on-call (no)

Reference

  

 Provides on-call (yes)

0.96

0.90–1.03

0.267

EMR use (no)

Reference

  

 EMR use (yes)

1.13

1.05–1.22

0.002

Hours worked per week (> 120)

Reference

  

 Hours per week (< 20)

1.47

0.89–2.41

0.132

 Hours per week (20–40)

1.25

0.78–2.02

0.354

 Hours per week (40–60)

1.14

0.71–1.84

0.577

 Hours per week (60–80)

1.49

0.93–2.40

0.099

 Hours per week (80–100)

1.86

1.14–3.01

0.012

 Hours per week (100–120)

0.85

0.51–1.42

0.538

Income satisfaction (dissatisfied)

Reference

  

 Income satisfaction (satisfied)

0.25

0.24–0.27

0.000

  1. Dependent variable coding: dissatisfaction = 1, satisfaction = 0
  2. aAtlantic provinces = Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, QC Quebec, ON Ontario, MB Manitoba, SK Saskatchewan, AB Alberta, BC British Columbia